Picture: Bound in the presence of freeing Light

This is the picture that the Lord gave me during a time of intercession: A person stood before me, bound from neck to foot in chains; at their feet were heaps of stones, making the ground difficult to navigate; also within arms reach were walls of brick and mortar, unfinished and serving as shoddy, incomplete protective barriers. Around this person shone beautiful, vivid Light; surrounding them, warming them, pouring upon them with all the power to burst apart these bonds. And as I took in this picture, I heard these lamenting words, “Why? Oh why do you stand bound in the presence of freeing Light?!”

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Your chains clink against each other
grinding in your restricted movements
refusing to go unnoticed.

Around your feet in crumbling heaps
of teetering uncertainty
stones remain
left behind as memorials of ruins.

Carefully laid bricks serve as your harrowing backdrop
shoddy walls with rows of sloppy mortar
patched and decaying with age
revealing fria’bility.

You are a sight to behold
bound from neck to foot
with only your defeated head
limply moving from side to side.

Open your eyes.

Open your eyes!

OPEN YOUR EYES!

You stand in the center
of freeing Light!
Light that shatters chains that bind
crumbles stones of stumbling
shields with immovable perfection where bricks will always fail.

All is provided
surrounding
waiting
shining...

Why?
Oh why do you stay bound
in the presence of freeing Light?

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John 8:12,31-32,36 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life...If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free...So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.”